Altavista
Zoning districts
4 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
2General provisions
218 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Any exterior area used for storage, service, maintenance, repair, processing, manufacturing, fabrication, salvage, refuse disposal, or other similar use that is visible from a public street right-of-way, shall be screened with a buffer yard, screening and plantings meeting type A standards listed in this section
Where any area used for active outdoor recreation use, playground, tennis courts, swimming pool, or other similar use is located in a residential district, such use shall be screened from any adjoining residences with buffer yards, screening and plantings meetings type B standards listed in this section.
When a new, expanded, or reconfigured parking area is required or proposed adjacent to a public street right-of-way, a landscaped planting strip shall be established between the parking area and the adjacent street right-of-way.
When a new, expanded, or reconfigured parking area is required or proposed adjacent to a public street right-of-way, a landscaped planting strip shall be established... This required landscaped planting strip shall have a minimum width of eight feet... At least one deciduous shade tree shall be installed for every ten parking spaces provided.
The following minimum standards for interior parking area landscaping shall be met for all new, expanded or reconfigured parking areas:
Deciduous urban shade trees with ground cover or low shrubs shall be the primary landscape material.
The owner, tenant and their agents, if any, shall jointly and severally, be responsible for the maintenance of all required and provided landscaping in good condition so as to present a healthy, neat and orderly appearance.
The requirements of this section shall be applied equally to all similarly classified and situated properties but may be modified or waived by the administrator where the intent of this section is preserved and where the proposed developments of the new use meets any of the following guidelines:
Except for publicly owned fixtures, no freestanding light fixture shall exceed 18 feet in height above grade.
All exterior site lighting fixtures shall be designed located and arranged so as not to direct glare on adjoining streets or residential properties. All exterior fixtures shall be shielded so that light is directed towards the ground only. Except for publicly owned fixtures, no freestanding light fixture shall exceed 18 feet in height above grade. Lighting intensity at the property line of any civic, office, commercial, or industrial use type shall not exceed one foot-candle.
Height limitations contained in this chapter shall not apply to church spires, belfries, residential chimneys, flag poles, or residential television antennae.
The minimum lot frontage on the arc of a cul-de-sac shall be no less than 30 feet in all zoning districts.
The minimum lot frontage on the arc of a cul-de-sac shall be no less than 30 feet in all zoning districts.
The creation of irregular lots, as defined in this chapter, shall be prohibited.
Flag lots, shall have a minimum lot frontage as defined in this chapter. The creation of irregular lots, as defined in this chapter, shall be prohibited.
Only one single-family detached dwelling shall be permitted on any lot.
Only one single-family detached dwelling shall be permitted on any lot.
a clear sight triangle shall be established at the intersecting right-of-ways of any two public streets. The legs of this sight triangle shall be 25 feet in length.
A clear sight triangle shall be established at the intersecting right-of-ways of any two public streets. The legs of this sight triangle shall be 25 feet in length. Within this sight triangle nothing in excess of three feet in height shall be constructed, placed, or permanently parked.
The maximum height of a fence shall not exceed seven feet in the side and rear yard. ... fences located in front of the building line shall not exceed 42 inches in height.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.